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us to surrender our future entirely to the one we
love. Faith also helps us to grasp in all its depth
and richness the begetting of children, as a sign
of the love of the Creator who entrusts us with
the mystery of a new person. So it was that Sa-
rah, by faith, became a mother, for she trusted in
God’s fidelity to his promise (cf.
Heb
11:11).
53. In the family, faith accompanies every age
of life, beginning with childhood: children learn
to trust in the love of their parents. This is why it
is so important that within their families parents
encourage shared expressions of faith which can
help children gradually to mature in their own
faith. Young people in particular, who are going
through a period in their lives which is so com-
plex, rich and important for their faith, ought to
feel the constant closeness and support of their
families and the Church in their journey of faith.
We have all seen, during World Youth Days, the
joy that young people show in their faith and
their desire for an ever more solid and generous
life of faith. Young people want to live life to the
fullest. Encountering Christ, letting themselves
be caught up in and guided by his love, enlarges
the horizons of existence, gives it a firm hope
which will not disappoint. Faith is no refuge for
the fainthearted, but something which enhances
our lives. It makes us aware of a magnificent call-
ing, the vocation of love. It assures us that this
love is trustworthy and worth embracing, for it
is based on God’s faithfulness which is stronger
than our every weakness.
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